Website | Penelope is Waiting

PENELOPE IS WAITING

WEBSITE VIDEO INSTALLATION

PENELOPE IS WAITING - Penélope está esperando (2015, Spain) I Web designer: Sara Conde for Penelope is Waiting video installation for Crossing Stages arts project coordinated by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain) co-funded by the European Union I Director: Sonsoles Herreros Laviña I Artistic director: Sergio Blanco I Communication director/website art director: Pedro Valiente

OVERVIEW

Penelope is Waiting website is a transmedia project connected with other online platforms and productions including a feature film, a documentary film, a book, two websites, and digital media as part of Crossing Stages European Project. The content of the video installation expands towards other contents: the audience is free to create their own narrative through further complimentary videos, photos, illustrations, and texts.

Content includes original contemporary music by Juan José Talavera, illustration by Javier Chavarría; photography by air captain/photographer Juan Manuel Núñez; and essays by performer/director Paloma Zavala; Luz Neira, mythology/classic mosaics expert, adjunct vice-dean of Culture and Communications UC3M; and Javier Gorostiza, industrial/engineer, head of Robotics department UC3M.

VIDEO INSTALLATION

Penelope is Waiting is a multiple portrait of a contemporary Penelope. A young woman in love expecting Ulysses’ return who is locked up in an imaginary island that doesn’t exist. It is an emotional tale of staying power. Penelope is viewed in different ways –looking through a balcony, sleeping under a table, floating around columns, and making coffee. Although in this game of mirrors there is a double narrative: the open story constructed in the audience’s mind and the one suggested by the sound design. --IMDb

Pedro Valiente worked as director of communication for Crossing Stages developing a transmedia universe of contents including digital work (webs, social networks), media (feature film, documentary film, videos), art (performance, video art), visuals (photos, illustrations), texts (book, press, essays), and new technology (augmented reality, robotics). Penelope is Waiting website was one of the productions.

EUROPEAN PROJECT

CROSSING STAGES arts project (2013-2015) connects new generations with classic myths to build cultural links. This cutting-edge initiative tells the story of a group of artists who embark themselves in the multicultural adventure of searching a common identity in Europe today. This interdisciplinary initiative connects the youth with Greek mythology through performance, dance, theater, music, film, technology, and visual arts. The main segment of the program took place in 2013-2015 (workshops, lectures, publications, symposiums...), and selected activities are still in progress in different countries.

Coordinator: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain). Co-organizers: Université París Diderot (France), University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), ASTA Association/TeatrUBI (Portugal), Artimbanco (Italy). Associates: Odin Teatret (Denmark), Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid (Spain).

CAST

Paloma Zavala

CREW

Director/producer: Pedro Valiente

Director of photography: Daniel Rodríguez del Pozo

Production coordinator/assistant direcor: Alfredo Miralles

Production coordinator/editor: Irene Gómez

Music: Juan José Talavera (Spain) I Son de Madera (Mexico)

Photography: Juan Manuel Núñez

Website/Multimedia: Sara Conde, Pedro Valiente

LINKS

European Project: crossingstages.eu